Phlebotomists · SOC 31-9097
Phlebotomists Salary in the California
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025California
Figures describe the state of California as a whole.
Phlebotomists in the California earned a median of $56,040 per year ($26.94 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $45,490 at the 10th percentile to $74,340 at the 90th. BLS estimates 13,520 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Phlebotomists in the California earn more than $56,040 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $47,800 and $62,790.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $45,490 | $47,800 | $56,040 | $62,790 | $74,340 |
| Hourly | $21.87 | $22.98 | $26.94 | $30.19 | $35.74 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- California$56,040 median for California; middle half earns $47,800 to $62,790
- United Statesnational$45,230 median for United States; middle half earns $38,190 to $48,930
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +24% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in California
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for phlebotomists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Californiathis page$56,040 median for California; middle half earns $47,800 to $62,790
- $62,350 median for Santa Rosa metro area; middle half earns $52,620 to $72,180
- $60,600 median for San Jose metro area; middle half earns $57,670 to $77,990
- $60,290 median for Santa Maria metro area; middle half earns $52,040 to $63,910
- $59,920 median for Vallejo metro area; middle half earns $50,120 to $77,230
- $59,840 median for Napa metro area; middle half earns $51,930 to $71,200
- $59,800 median for Santa Cruz metro area; middle half earns $49,520 to $75,450
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.